The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.

When politicians subordinate scientific institutions to electoral interests, they undermine immediate public health efforts and inflict lasting damage on institutional credibility.

Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

The CDC’s primary medical journal for disseminating public health information went unpublished this week — seemingly for the first time ever — amid a communications freeze issued by HHS to the nation’s various health agencies.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on vaccines and his nomination for HHS secretary were questioned again in a second Senate hearing.

On January 21, 2025, according to a memo made available by news outlets, Acting Secretary of HHS, Dr. Dorthy Fink, issued a memo directing

With little fanfare, the Biden administration stacked a critical committee that helps set U.S. vaccination policy with new members before leaving office.

The 19th spoke to medical experts about what Kennedy can and can’t do around vaccines if confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Trump administration's halt on the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report delays critical bird flu studies, raising concerns of political interference in scientific communication.

The final round of committee hearings for Kennedy’s bid to be HHS Secretary was contentious from the start.